About the time Punxsutawney Phil is looking for his shadow, pitchers and catchers pop up out of their hole and start to stretch-out and limber-up. The Feb. 19 reporting date for pitchers and catchers in the major leagues is creeping up fast and baseball season is beginning the march to October while sneaking up […]
Saturday will mark the opening game for the Utah Valley women’s softball team as they head to St. George to play Southern Utah University. But as the regular season opener is right around the corner, head coach Todd Fairbourne continues to arrange his starting lineup to adapt with newcomers and fight through opposition with […]
By Jonathan Boldt As much as it pains me to admit it, baseball has gone from America’s favorite pastime to past its time. It will always have its place on the four-letter network and in the hearts of the fans in Boston and New York as well as anyone over the age of fifty. […]
Starters are producing, but bench is lacking There is nothing in sports quite like the emotions that are evoked by the senses. The smell of freshly cut grass and the sight of morning dew glistening in the early morning sunlight immediately bring to mind the joy of stepping on to the field for the […]
No one gave the women’s soccer team a chance after losing nine seniors from their 2010-11 squad. Tell that to Houston Baptist. No one gave the men’s basketball team a break, not after returning four starters and an All-America Honorable Mention from last year’s 19-11 team. Tell that to head coach Dick […]
To the typical intramural team, the words practice and training camp might as well be in Swahili. Nathan Hansen, a Junior Criminal Justice major and established UVU Intramural basketball player, had this to say concerning practice. “We don’t need practice,” Hansen said. “We all spent two years together playin’ ball in Miami and we’d […]
Smith left Boilermakers hoping to make impact There is an old adage that says, “Opportunity is knocking on your door.” According to UVU wrestler Ethan Smith, he knocked on opportunity’s door. “I saw opportunities here,” Smith said. “I saw a lot of potential where I can succeed and reach college goals I had […]
Sure, Tom Brady is one of the best quarterbacks the NFL has ever seen will be in the game. Oh, and Eli Manning is the one who handed the undefeated Patriots in 07 their only loss of their perfect season. Not to mention the fact the game will be played in big brother […]
The recent passing of a football legend has left me in a fog, wondering what to think and how I should feel about everything JoPa. Is it possible to separate a lifetime of good and decency from the scandal that brought his ultimate demise? Is it fair to mention his name in the same sentence […]
After Utah Valley’s 65-56 win on Thursday night, head coach Dick Hunsaker defined a general cry among Great West Conference teams in regards to the start of conference play. “It’s a new season once conference play starts,” Hunsaker said. “And teams are certainly emotional and geared up to play their best.” UVU honored […]